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What We Fund: $34.2M Toward Light Therapy for Sleep, Freezing of Gait and More
April 29, 2024
… in May. Seeking new ways to diagnose and treat gait problems in PD People with Parkinson’s commonly experience … the impact of light therapy for reducing PD symptoms Sleep disturbances are common in Parkinson’s. With earlier … provide the main light signal to the brain for initiating sleep are impaired in PD. They have developed a light …
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Something to Sleep On: Researchers Connect Bedtime Disorder to Higher Risk of Parkinson's Disease
March 26, 2012
… Many people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have trouble sleeping. In addition to a general difficulty falling and then staying asleep, some deal with restless leg syndrome (an uncontrollable urge to move the legs during sleep). Others experience intense nightmares. Some …
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Production of Preclinical Model of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Using Alpha-synuclein Fibrils
… Study Rationale: REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by abnormal motor behaviors during the REM phase of sleep and is highly predictive of Parkinson’s disease (PD). …
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Assessing Parkinson’s at Home: Contactless Monitoring of Sleep, Motor Symptom Progression and Medication Response
… study investigates the feasibility of tracking mobility, sleep and quality of life in a passive, contactless manner … Parkinson’s severity, progression over time, impact on sleep and medication response without imposing any burden on … We will collect continuous readings of gait speed, sleep and other activity-related measurements passively …
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Comedian Mike Birbiglia Narrates MJFF Video: “What’s the Connection Between Sleep and Brain Disease?”
… work properly, and they move or act out their dreams while asleep. They may kick, yell, punch or fall out of bed. This is known as REM sleep behavior disorder , or RBD. So, how is RBD connected … comedy specials, his podcast “Working it Out,” or his film “Sleepwalk with Me,” but today comedian, actor and New York …
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Measurement of Mitochondrial DNA in Early Stages of Parkinson’s Disease
… Study Rationale: People with a form of idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) experience nightmares and lash out physically during a stage of sleep when the body’s muscles are normally relaxed. Most of … Sleep Disorders …